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Ingevity announces successful completion of sale of North Charleston crude tall oil refinery and majority of Industrial Specialties product line
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., January 05, 2026--Ingevity announced the completion of the sale of its North Charleston CTO refinery assets and the majority of its Industrial Specialties product line.
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